4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-pentanone

CAS Registry Number®

565-79-7

CAS Name

4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-pentanone

Molecular Formula

C6H12O2

Molecular Mass

116.16

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    66-68 °C @ Press: 1 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    150 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C6H12O2/c1-4(5(2)7)6(3)8/h4-5,7H,1-3H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZXZUCILLTLHIBZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C(C)O)(C(C)=O)C

Canonical SMILES

O=C(C)C(C)C(O)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • 2-Pentanone, 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-
  • 4-Hydroxy-3-methyl-2-pentanone
  • 3-Methyl-4-hydroxy-2-pentanone

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